“SATURN attendees care deeply about delivering high-quality software in more efficient ways. The presentations, the hallway conversations, and the discussions every evening were about sharing experiences about what works and what doesn’t work, and working on new ways to deliver better and faster,” said SATURN 2018 Technical Co-chair John Klein.

Technical Co-chair Paulo Merson concurred. “Beyond the knowledge dispensed in the talks, SATURN provides a unique environment for participants to discuss technical challenges they are facing in their organizations,” said Merson. “During ‘office hours,’ breaks, and social events we see participants picking the brains of their peers and speakers.”

Attendees welcomed the opportunity to network with others in the field while learning about current trends. Transaction management, microservices, and weaving design into Agile development were among the topics generating the greatest buzz. “You have real talent and veteran representation at SATURN,” said one attendee. “I was impressed with the quality of speakers.”

The Linda Northrop Software Architecture Award was also presented at SATURN 2018 to Eoin Woods, chief technology officer of Endava who gave a talk on Software Architecture as Systems Dissolve.
SATURN attendees voted for the best presentation based on three criteria: innovation, usefulness, and quality. This year’s Best Presentation award winners were Eltjo Poort of CGI and Michael Keeling of IBM Watson for their presentation, The Ethical Software Architect. The runner-up award went to Eltjo Poort for his presentation, Shorten Your Architectural Feedback Loop.

Major sponsors of SATURN 2018 included Raytheon, SoftServe, Inc., and Hello2Morrow.
SATURN 2019 will take place May 6-9, 2019, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

For more information about SATURN 2018, to download conference presentations, or watch videos, please visit the SATURN 2018 website.